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Dagal, Asude Balaban; Bayindir, Dilan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between the level of metacognitive awareness, self-directed learning readiness and academic achievement of preschool teacher candidates. The study group of the research, which was designed in survey method, included 151 teacher candidates from Atatürk Education Faculty, Preschool Teaching…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Independent Study, Learning Readiness, Academic Achievement
Ekin, Semih – Online Submission, 2018
This study was conducted to examine the predictors of willingness to communicate (WTC) inside and outside the classroom and to examine the effect of vision/imagery capacity on willingness to communicate. The study was designed via a quantitative approach in which a composite instrument was used to examine the relationships of different variables…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Student Attitudes
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Demir, Özgür Osman; Aliyev, Ramin – Turkish Journal of Education, 2019
The purpose of this research is to deeply examine the resilience in war victim immigrants based on risk and protective factors. The sample of the research, which is structured as a phenomenological study, a type of qualitative research, constitute of 5 women, 5 men and 10 university students. A semi-structured Immigrant University Students…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Academic Persistence, Refugees, Immigrants
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Bahar, Abdulkadir; Adiguzel, Tufan – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2016
The low number of students studying or applying for STEM subjects and workforce demand has been prioritized in almost all countries policies. This study intended to examine factors that influenced American and Turkish students to pursue a degree or career in STEM-related fields. Participants of the study were 86 high-ability students selected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, High School Students, Student Interests
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Hobbs, Renee; Tuzel, Sait – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Educators have a variety of beliefs and attitudes about the best ways to support students' critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills by connecting the classroom to contemporary society, mass media and popular culture. Teachers who advance digital and media literacy may have a complex set of attitudes and habits of mind…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation, Computer Literacy, Media Literacy
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Ozcan, Mustafa; Vuranok, Turan Tolga; Ball, Claudia – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: This study explores the applicability and transferability of tools developed for the realization of comparability and transparency of qualifications across Europe. It relates to the implementation of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in the automotive…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Vocational Education, Case Studies, Electronics
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Usta, H. Gonca – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The relationship between individuals' academic success, motivation and self-confidence and self-efficacy levels cannot be ignored. The aim of this study is to develop and test a theoretical model considering the relationship between academic motivation, self-confidence and self-efficacy levels in transition from middle school to high school. For…
Descriptors: Correlation, Scores, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
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Saçkes, Mesut; Isitan, Sonnur; Avci, Kerem; Justice, Laura M. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parental beliefs about children's literacy motivation is associated with their literacy practices at home. A sample of 315 parents of preschool-aged children participated in the study, and completed a newly developed questionnaire pursuant to the aims of this work. Thus, the construct of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Aspiration
Akçay, Aslihan; Ferzan Bütüner, Tuba; Arikan, Arda – Online Submission, 2015
English has become a compulsory lesson starting at the second grade in Turkey while younger learners are growingly introduced to it at earlier ages through various pre-schools, day-care programs and private courses. This descriptive study focuses on young learners' self-reported reasons for learning English and other foreign languages. Twenty…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Preadolescents, Private Schools
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Misir, Hülya – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study aims at discovering the relevance of general competence of Turkish and Arab learners who have an A1 level of English proficiency in preparatory school of University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA) to their speaking skill in terms of syntax by analyzing the recordings of speaking exams in the first semester. One can ask why…
Descriptors: Syntax, Course Descriptions, Guidelines, Comparative Analysis
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Zan, Nuray – Online Submission, 2019
WhatsApp is a smartphone application used for instant messaging. It has been popular in the community in recent years, but it also has been used in education. In the field of education, there are studies related to field-specific subjects in English and chemistry education related to the use of WhatsApp during school hours and outside of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, High School Students, Teacher Student Relationship
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Sahin, Mehmet; Seçer, Sule Y. E.; Erisen, Yavuz – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This study aims to present high school students' perception of "English" through the impressions and images and the effect of these perceptions on their motivation in learning English. This qualitative study is based on the data about students' metaphors and the focus group interview to determine their effect on the students' motivation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Language Attitudes, Learning Motivation
Mutlu, Aynur Kesen; Dollar, Yesim Kesli – Online Submission, 2018
The debate over the qualifications that a teacher should have has long been going on and the discussions among scholars have gone far beyond academic skills of teachers as a result of emerging concepts, one of which is the social skills. In the field of English language teaching, these skills seem crucial as the learning environment additionally…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mentors
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Ordem, Eser – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
Although motivation has been one of the most commonly studied subjects in second and foreign language learning in recent decades, it still remains an enigma for learners and teachers. This longitudinal study aimed to follow a student (N = 1) studying German in both second and foreign language environment for three years. The study was descriptive,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, German
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Bursali, Nihan; Öz, Hüseyin – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Over the past decades there has been a dramatic increase in academic research on motivation to learn a second or foreign language (L2). The present study tried to investigate the relationship between the ideal L2 self as a motivational variable and willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) inside the classroom. Participants were 56 university…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Communication (Thought Transfer), Second Language Instruction
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